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Next door's -thug- cat

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Grumpyoldpersonwithcats · 20/04/2019 12:35

Has started coming in our house and stealing cat food.
Our cats dislike him. (understatement...)
Once he's in it's a problem removing him because he growls, hisses and then attacks us (launches at our legs etc).
He spends an inordinate amount of time in our garden or staring in through the French windows. Any suggestion how to gently discourage him? I have no intention of having outside doors shut for the whole summer.
Enclosed a picture of him sitting on our outside table.

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PeachesPlumsPears · 15/06/2019 05:20

Thank you Grumpyoldpersonwithcats. Loving your thread/posts

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WatchingFromTheSidelines · 15/06/2019 02:28

This thread is hilarious because we have our own Bengal next door that we are all rightly terrified of.

If we try to shoo him away (because he is beating up on our two) he stands his ground and refuses to move. It's quite unnerving and rather awkward. I've tried to be scary, but he looks up at me as if to say 'really? You thought that would work? Pfft.'

When we go to our neighbours he acts like Mr Nice Cat and smooches up to us, lets us pat him and generally lulls us into a false sense of security. If we dare to pat him when his owner isn't there observing it's bloody arm time.

We thought his anger may be a reaction to the ridiculously undignified cat name (think Fatso, or Tubby, but not) he has been lumbered with, but clearly it is a Bengal thing. The thing is though, he is so beautiful and charismatic that it is hard not to love him.

I hope you are all okay...

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Grumpyoldpersonwithcats · 14/06/2019 17:34

Possession of the car seems to be TC's modus operandi at present. He is being watched from our other car though.

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Justonedayatatime11 · 14/06/2019 15:37

Oh my god prettybird please can I have your beautiful cats?!

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Grumpyoldpersonwithcats · 12/06/2019 16:42

TC as the evil genius (voiced by Charles Dance) with Sybil as the love interest?

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Nonstopbuttmachine · 12/06/2019 16:19

Bengals vs Siamese.. stuff of nightmares (or a Pixar film!) 🙀🙀😹 Moominfan's beautiful but Phantom of the Opera-esque cat would be cast in the Dr Evil role Grin

Moominfan · 12/06/2019 15:09

Can I have you attention please

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prettybird · 12/06/2019 14:00

MNHQ says the problem with photos has now been fixed but that photos posted while there was an issue might not show up.

So I'll post for the third time Wink the picture of my "butter wouldn't melt in their mouths" boys who couldn't possibly be terrorising the new Bengal pair next door Grin

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GarthFunkel · 11/06/2019 19:30

She's yelling at you 'oy idiot have you seen those dipshit boys making fools out of you?'

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Grumpyoldpersonwithcats · 11/06/2019 19:06

Sybil is inside but she's been in a funny mood today anyway - keeps yelling at me but she doesn't seem satisfied by anything I'm doing for her (could be because we have run out of Dreamies)

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YetAnotherSpartacus · 11/06/2019 18:58

Where was Sybil?

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Grumpyoldpersonwithcats · 11/06/2019 18:20

And 15 minutes later - 2 different cats (Basil and Lenny) are on the car.
I think they are playing mind games with me Shock.

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Grumpyoldpersonwithcats · 11/06/2019 17:55

By popular demand.
Looked out of the kitchen window to discover TC and Karl sharing the car.

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Grumpyoldpersonwithcats · 11/06/2019 15:38

Well I can see the hound (on my mobile) and he appears to be staying put now Smile.

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MoreOfADogPerson · 11/06/2019 15:01

Ah, seems to work on my laptop but not on my phone.

MoreOfADogPerson · 11/06/2019 15:01

Hmm. It works in Preview..

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Grumpyoldpersonwithcats · 11/06/2019 09:01

I think TC may have discovered this thread and deliberately broken mumsnet in protest Shock.

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prettybird · 11/06/2019 08:32

For some reason none of the photos posted yesterday are loading for me Confused, so I'll post my own butter wouldn't melt in their mouths photo again Wink

MoreOfADogPerson · 10/06/2019 22:09

Grumpyoldpersonwithcats - his current flatulence state suggests that the Hound is a pretty effective all-round repellent at the moment.

GarthFunkel · 10/06/2019 21:46

PrettyBird give it 5 years - according to that rescue site- and the tide will turn.

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Grumpyoldpersonwithcats · 10/06/2019 21:43

MoreOfADogPerson
Is the hound available as a 'TC repellent for hire'?

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MoreOfADogPerson · 10/06/2019 21:12

I can't see the photos! Don't make me unleash the Hound...

prettybird · 10/06/2019 16:30

We've just found out that our neighbours have acquired 2 x 6 month old Bengal cats (really good classic TV show pair of names - along the lines of our Frasier & Niles Grin).

But our two boys are apparently bullying them Shock - and after 2 years of being welcomed in the next garden, are now being squirted with water pistols Wink with our full permission

Our neighbour is also having to buy a chip operated cat flap as our boys are enjoying the extra food available (and bullying their cats in their own house Hmm

However, we don't think that is where they are acquiring their squeaky toys from Confused

Look at them - butter wouldn't melt in their mouths Grin

MoreOfADogPerson · 10/06/2019 15:10

Saw this and thought of this thread:

www.ripndipclothing.com/collections/lord-nermal-tees/products/lord-nermal-pocket-tee-southern-blue

Fluffycloudland77 · 10/06/2019 14:39

Has he updated his chip details I wonder?.